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In the summer of 2014, a middle-aged man named Mark sat in the small lobby of a quick service oil change garage.

As he waited for his oil change to wrap up, Mark sipped on a cup of coffee and stared out the window.

But a minute later, a strange man who might on a cup of coffee and stared out the window.

But a minute later, a strange man who Mark didn't know, walked into the shop, and despite

there being plenty of empty seats, this man sat down right next to Mark. Mark thought this was very strange, but he tried not to

overthink it and just nodded politely to the guy, and Mark just kept on sipping his coffee

and looking out the window. But then, the strange man started talking to Mark, just

small talk, and Mark responded politely, but it really seemed like this guy was

trying so hard to strike up a conversation with Mark. Finally when Mark's car was done, Mark was very relieved to grab

his keys and get out of there. And as Mark drove home, he couldn't help but feel like that

strange guy was just off in some way.

Like there had to be a reason why he sat down next to Mark, despite the open seats,

and then had tried so hard to strike up a conversation.

It all just seems so weird. But by the time Mark got home, he had forgotten about the guy.

However, the strange guy had not forgotten about Mark, because Mark was right to be suspicious.

That strange man had a very specific reason for doing what he did.

And what he did was about to have massive ripple effects.

But before we get into that story, if you're a fan of the Strange Dark and

mysterious delivered in story format, then you come to the Right podcast because

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